Justin Olivetti

Justin Olivetti
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A casual gamer and long-time MMO fan, Justin is often heard yelling, "Player housing for all!" in the Massively Overpowered offices. In addition to news, he tackles LOTRO Legendarium for LOTRO, The Perfect Ten, Jukebox Heroes, the retrospective Game Archaeologist series, One Shots, and the Massively OP podcast.

Personal blog: BioBreak
Twitter: @sypster

Former LOTRO employee dishes out behind-the-scenes secrets

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There's always more to every story than is often told, which is why it's fascinating to come across accounts like this one by former...

Camelot Unchained launches alpha, standalone builder

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After a short delay to track down some bugs, Camelot Unchained's alpha has begun for realsies. "We are proud and happy to tell you that...
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Jukebox Heroes: Glitch’s soundtrack

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As we continue to discover in the years after Glitch's closure, this was one underappreciated, unusual, and quirky MMO that deserved a lot better...

Storybricks has closed down

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It's been but a week and a half since we heard official word that Daybreak Game Company was cutting ties with Storybricks, and the...

EVE Online moves ahead with second phase of its nullsec revamp

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EVE Online continues its concerted effort to improve nullsec space with the advent of phase two of the revamp. A pair of dev diaries...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 4

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss Guild Wars 2's press event, Star Trek Online's Nimoy tribute, Crowfall, Skyforge beta, World of Warcraft 6.1, Ultima Online's inbound expansion, and Final Fantasy XIV, with mailbag questions on newbies in The Secret World and LEGO MMOs.

Crowfall explains what you can take out of a dying world

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By now, most of you know that Crowfall's PvP campaigns will take place on time-limited worlds that will come to a definite end. But...

How Daybreak strives to avoid social media pitfalls

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Tweeting or posting the wrong thing in the wrong tone can have serious consequences for a game studio, which is something that Daybreak Senior...

Jagex is working on a mystery MMO

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A job posting for a lead programmer revealed that RuneScape developer Jagex is indeed working on a new MMO. The secretive posting says that the...

Warhammer 40,000 livestream talks Eldar faction, stealth

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Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade's third developer livestream spent a good amount of time talking about the Eldar and its sub-factions, although that's not all...

The Secret World is planning an ‘epic’ forum game

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The next big thing coming for The Secret World won't be in the game itself -- it'll be in the forums. Funcom, which has had...

RuneScape explains survey polling on buyable skill levels

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When one eagle-eyed RuneScape player saw that the studio was polling players about potentially purchasing skill levels in a recent survey, it set off...

Star Trek Online’s new sector space looks beautiful

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The walls of sector space are coming down in Star Trek Online, creating a more wide-open galaxy for captains to explore. But what will...

Couple gets married in Shroud of the Avatar’s first wedding

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Shroud of the Avatar isn't even in proper alpha testing yet, but the fantasy title has already been host to its first in-game wedding. Players...

Camelot Unchained delays alpha, promises compensation

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Bad news for those eagerly awaiting Camelot Unchained's alpha: The team has run into a few snags that have prompted a much-dreaded delay. The...

Robocraft lets you build and fight your own bots

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We've come so far from Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots as a society, haven't we? Now we have games like Robocraft that allow us...

Ascent arrives on Steam with a discount

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The insanely ambitious Ascent: The Space Game may make a new friend or two this week with the space sim arrival on Steam Early...

One Shots: Riding railroad

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Superhero MMOs really make for some spectacular screenshots, you have to agree. And if you don't agree, you might be on the receiving end...

Star Trek Online, Star Citizen, and Elite plan Leonard Nimoy tributes

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While players hold solemn vigils for the late, great Leonard Nimoy, MMO developers are working quickly to place tributes in-game to the actor who...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a good grasp of your MMO’s history?

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As someone who's played his fair share of both Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 over the years, I have to confess that I've...

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